Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Gloucester, MA: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Gloucester are run by Gloucester itself; register with the Gloucester City Clerk. Trains stop in Gloucester.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gloucester, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Gloucester.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gloucester. Its homes paid an average of 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Massachusetts, for customers on its standard service). Massachusetts lets you buy power from another supplier; 64% of National Grid’s home customers do, and National Grid still delivers it.
Start or move service: masselec.com · (972) 505-4700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gloucester Public Utility Division
Gloucester Public Utility Division supplies almost all of Gloucester. It draws surface water and serves 37,440 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MA3107000.
4 home internet providers serve Gloucester
100% of 10,677 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 39% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 19% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Gloucester depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gloucester, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on gloucester-ma.gov →
DPW dumpster for old carts (28 Poplar St)
28 Poplar St, Gloucester, MA
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Cardboard
- Paper
- Plastic Bottles
- Jugs
- Tubs & Lids
- Metal Cans
- Glass Bottles & Jars
From gloucester-ma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gloucester is in Gloucester School District.
CSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Gloucester is in ZIP code 01930
ZIP codes where Gloucester residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gloucester | ZIP’s residents in Gloucester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01930 | Gloucester, MA | 100% | 100% |
01931 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Gloucester
Who supplies Gloucester’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gloucester Public Utility Division (EPA ID MA3107000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gloucester?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gloucester?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gloucester?
01930. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gloucester in?
Gloucester School District.
How do I register to vote in Gloucester?
In Massachusetts you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before). Elections here are run by the Gloucester City Clerk. Check your registration at sec.state.ma.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Gloucester’s own website (gloucester-ma.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.